Name Element ANSI

Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "god".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesos(Anglo-Saxon) ansu(Frankish) ansuz(Old Germanic) áss(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsOsbeorht, Osberht, Osgar, Osweald(Anglo-Saxon) Oskar(Basque) Òscar(Catalan) Oskar(Czech) Asger, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald(Danish) Oscar(Dutch) Oscar, Oswald, Ansel, Anselm, Osbert(English) Oskar(Estonian) Anselmi, Oskari, Oskar(Finnish) Anselme, Oscar(French) Asse(Frisian) Anselm, Ansgar, Oskar, Oswald, Anselma(German) Ansbert, Ansegar, Ansehelm, Anselm, Ansgar, Anso, Ansoald(Germanic) Oszkár(Hungarian) Ásgeir, Óskar(Icelandic) Oscar(Irish) Oscar(Irish Mythology) Anselmo, Oscar, Osvaldo, Ansaldo, Anselma(Italian) Oskars(Latvian) Ansgar, Asgeir, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald(Norwegian) Ansugaizaz, Ansuwaldaz(Old Germanic) Ásgeirr, Ásvaldr(Old Norse) Oskar(Polish) Anselmo, Óscar, Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Portuguese) Oscar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Oskár(Slovak) Oskar, Ožbalt, Ožbej(Slovene) Anselma, Anselmo, Óscar, Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Spanish) Ansgar, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald(Swedish) Anshel(Yiddish)
Surname DescendantsAssies(Dutch) Ansel(English) Anselmi, Anselmo, Ansaldi(Italian) Amsel(Jewish) Anselmo(Portuguese)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 30.
Entry added December 7, 2022